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What service do you prefer and why to order food to your home? (lemm.ee)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by JimmyBigSausage@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Thinking of trying this out. I am seeing GrubHub, DoorDash, Postmates, UberEats. Where to go?

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[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

All of these are basically equivalent in my experience. However, I normally use these apps (usually Uber eats) with the pickup option to just advance order from a place within 5 minutes of me and go get the food myself. My goal when eating out is to save time by not cooking. The travel time and effort are negligible by comparison.

[–] AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In general ordering direct and doing pickup is WAY cheaper than any of the delivery options.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I'm pretty sure it's within a dollar of the same cost as ordering in person. And it saves having to wait in line, tell them your order, and wait for them to make it.

[–] AlternateRoute@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Not factoring in the monthly fee? Cost per Oder ? Tip?

Most restaurants you call ahead and just pickup your order when it is ready. Gas food places almost all have online order apps to do the same.

It is convenient but if you are using these services multiple times a month you are spending WAY more on dining out

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

There's no monthly fee to use Uber eats and I'd be tipping the same amount either way. The cost per order isn't very high if you're using the pickup option.

[–] Geobloke@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

I mostly just use the app as a menu, write down what I want and can the restaurant. Makes it cheaper by cutting out the middle man